North Precinct officers were called to the location on a report of shots fired. They went to the scene, but didn't find anyone wounded. They later learned Carter had been take to UAB Hospital by a private vehicle. He was pronounced dead upon arrival.

The deadly shooting comes less than two weeks after an incident in the parking lot of the same business. On July 2, an attempted robbery left two people, including a potential suspect, wounded by gunfire.

That shooting -- in which multiple bullets were fired-- also happened about 4 a.m.